How To Guides for African American Preservation in South Carolina

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About This Resource

Ever wondered how to apply for the National Historic Register? Getting started in preservation and want to learn the basics? Interested in capturing your family’s oral history? Our Preservation How To Guides are here to answer your questions when it comes to African American Historic Preservation in South Carolina.
Our How To Guides are downloadable, shareable, written by experts and cover some of the most important topics in the preservation process. And if you’re looking for a little more, check out our Preservation Topics pages where you’ll find these guides and additional resources relevant to your preservation efforts.

The Guides

Explore a range of best practices, tips and tricks with our handy “how to” guides before you start your preservation project.

How to Acquire a State Historical Marker

A guide to the process of applying for, reviewing, and installing a State Historical Marker for your historic space.

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How to Apply for the National Register of Historic Places

A guide to the process of preparing for, researching, writing, and the review stages for getting your historic space listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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How to Collect Family Oral Histories

A guide to doing informal oral histories of your family or local community to save their stories and passed down knowledge.

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How to Apply for a Preservation Grant

A guide to setting the stage for your project to get preservation funding.

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How to Start a Preservation Project

A guide on beginning a project to save your local historic space or place.

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How to Preserve Your Family Artifacts

A guide to protecting and saving your family artifacts.

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How to Explore Your Family History

A guide to doing your own genealogy or family history research.

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Preservation Tools

Expand your preservation power.

Explore a wide range of resources and tools designed to help aspiring and seasoned preservationists and activists move their projects and passions forward.

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